Graphite Goddess

I may have to do a painting, in addition to this graphite pencil drawing, of an American Kestrel. They are gorgeous birds of prey with blue, orange, white and black feathers. Very striking.

These young saw-whet owls appear to need some time to grow into their magnificent adult feathers. I tried to capture their still “fuzzy” appearance in this graphite pencil drawing. Once fully grown, they will have very striking plummage, for sure.

Here’s a graphite pencil drawing of two macaws. They are incredible birds. I used to own one named Raoul. Looking back, I wonder what I was thinking. They are very beautiful, intelligent, and charming. They are also a HUGE responsibility. Demanding, like a small child. Loud………so loud you can’t believe it. Destructive and dangerous if [...]

I was so impressed with what I could create yesterday using my computer on the Arabian horse drawing, I went back and picked out the coyote graphite pencil drawing to “enhance” today. I suppose it’s a form of cheating, and should be called a “mixed media” piece of art now, because technically it isn’t just [...]

I did this graphite pencil drawing from a photograph of a little chipmunk I snapped last fall when I was out picking blackberries. The tiny little creature moved so rapidly among the thorny bushes, it was amazing to watch. I was thrilled to have gotten the photos I did get.

My goal in this graphite pencil drawing was to draw “fluffy”. The polar bear’s fur, the snow, the atmosphere…it all had to be soft looking. Most of my drawings are done on Bristol Vellum paper, which has a tooth or slight texture to it. I did this drawing on plain old card stock you can [...]

There is a river north of here that is a wonderful spring refuge for bald eagles. Every year I go with camera in hand to photograph them perched in the trees, swooping for salmon and gliding on the winds. This graphite pencil drawing is of an adult eagle. The juvenile ones are all brown in [...]

Here’s a graphite pencil drawing of a free spirited, howlin’ coyote. I read an article recently about the government’s all-out attack on these incredible creatures, calling them “nuisance predators” or something like that, allowing for government agents to shoot them from aircraft and use deadly cyanide guns to blast sodium cyanide into the animals’ mouths. I’ll do some [...]

Oddly enough, my calico cat, Zoe, befriended a family of squirrels living in the pine trees along the house. It was fun to watch them interact and play together. I did this graphite pencil drawing of one of the juvenile squirrels from a photo. Although they spend most of their time in the trees, they do [...]

I was truly heartbroken when the recent incident involving the chimpanzee happened. This graphite pencil drawing of a juvenile chimpanzee is in response to that event. I feel horrible for the woman who was attacked, and I feel horrible for the chimp as well. They were both victims. Simply tragic.